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1970 Hawthorn Football Club season

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Hawthorn Football Club
1970 season
PresidentPhil J. Ryan
CoachJohn Kennedy, Sr.
Captain(s)David Parkin
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
VFL season10–12 (8th)
Finals seriesDid not qualify
Best and FairestPeter Hudson
Leading goalkickerPeter Hudson (146)
Highest home attendance26,068 (Round 6 vs. Richmond)
Lowest home attendance8,061 (Round 21 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance17,248

The 1970 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 46th season in the Victorian Football League and 69th overall.

Fixture

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Premiership season

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Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) Geelong 19.12 (126) 21.9 (135) Lost by 9 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 20,509 0–1
2 Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) Melbourne 14.12 (96) 11.19 (85) Lost by 11 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 25,575 0–2
3 Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm) Collingwood 14.24 (108) 15.11 (101) Lost by 7 points Victoria Park (A) 24,352 0–3
4 Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) Essendon 10.10 (70) 16.14 (110) Lost by 40 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 19,017 0–4
5 Saturday, 2 May (2:05 pm) Footscray 11.13 (79) 10.10 (76) Lost by 3 points Western Oval (A) 19,610 0–5
6 Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) Richmond 20.10 (130) 21.11 (137) Lost by 7 points VFL Park (H) 26,068 0–6
7 Saturday, 16 May (2:10 pm) St Kilda 10.21 (81) 8.8 (56) Lost by 25 points Moorabbin Oval (A) 17,618 0–7
8 Saturday, 23 May (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 21.20 (146) 12.12 (84) Won by 62 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 17,070 1–7
9 Saturday, 30 May (2:10 pm) Carlton 10.14 (74) 15.16 (106) Won by 32 points Princes Park (A) 21,216 2–7
10 Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 9.8 (62) 11.9 (75) Won by 13 points VFL Park (A) 13,662 3–7
11 Monday, 15 June (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 18.12 (120) 12.8 (80) Won by 40 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,495 4–7
12 Saturday, 20 June (2:10 pm) Geelong 14.15 (99) 10.11 (71) Lost by 28 points Kardinia Park (A) 19,698 4–8
13 Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) Melbourne 16.17 (113) 11.8 (74) Won by 39 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 13,196 5–8
14 Saturday, 4 July (2:10 pm) Collingwood 18.7 (115) 13.13 (91) Won by 24 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 19,600 6–8
15 Saturday, 11 July (2:10 pm) Essendon 9.8 (62) 21.4 (130) Won by 68 points Windy Hill (A) 13,054 7–8
16 Saturday, 18 July (2:10 pm) Footscray 23.9 (147) 6.12 (48) Won by 99 points VFL Park (H) 14,169 8–8
17 Saturday, 25 July (2:10 pm) Richmond 15.15 (105) 11.17 (83) Lost by 22 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 55,740 8–9
18 Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) St Kilda 11.11 (77) 14.18 (102) Lost by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 16,698 8–10
19 Saturday, 8 August (2:10 pm) South Melbourne 16.7 (103) 13.8 (86) Lost by 17 points Lake Oval (A) 17,439 8–11
20 Saturday, 15 August (2:10 pm) Carlton 13.9 (87) 18.9 (117) Lost by 30 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 20,845 8–12
21 Saturday, 22 August (2:10 pm) North Melbourne 21.14 (140) 9.20 (74) Won by 66 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,061 9–12
22 Saturday, 29 August (2:10 pm) Fitzroy 9.11 (65) 18.16 (124) Won by 59 points Junction Oval (A) 11,626 10–12
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Ladder

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(P) Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 Collingwood 22 18 4 0 2333 1709 136.5 72
2 Carlton (P) 22 16 6 0 2146 1911 112.3 64
3 St Kilda 22 14 8 0 1926 1532 125.7 56
4 South Melbourne 22 14 8 0 1914 1828 104.7 56
5 Geelong 22 12 10 0 1949 1903 102.4 48
6 Richmond 22 12 10 0 2029 1998 101.6 48
7 Footscray 22 11 11 0 1728 1894 91.2 44
8 Hawthorn 22 10 12 0 2264 1986 114.0 40
9 Fitzroy 22 9 13 0 1774 2155 82.3 36
10 Melbourne 22 6 16 0 1705 2043 83.5 24
11 Essendon 22 6 16 0 1734 2128 81.5 24
12 North Melbourne 22 4 18 0 1574 1989 79.1 16

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 87.4
Source: AFL Tables

References

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  1. ^ "AFL Tables - 1970 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.